Vocabulary
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Common words · 23,619 · 17921–17960
going into a huddle
divorce
riding fast; driving a horse fast
Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River
midair stunt; aerial stunts
decomposition; ulceration
small consideration (remuneration, token of gratitude)
banter; teasing; chaffing; raillery; josh
eighth month of the lunar calendar
gong; handbell
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
season; time of the year
farming on one's own land; independent farmer; landed farmer; owner farmer
biological older sister; real elder sister
wall newspaper; wall poster
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
singing enthusiastically
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
gatepost; pier
great help
prison; jail; gaol
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
extinction; annihilation; destruction
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
mutual affection; mutual love
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
quicksand
government forces; loyalist army
ultramarine
group dancing
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
atheism
verbal note (notes verbale); written statement
breaking bamboo